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Top 10 Security Settings to make directly after Installing Active Directory
by Derek Melber
Articles / Windows OS Security
The initial settings that you should make to get Active Directory secure for your network before you dive into setting up the entire structure.
Security and Virtualization
by Ricky M. Magalhaes
Articles / Windows OS Security
What security measures to keep in mind when using Virtual Machines.
Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Antivirus solution
by The Editor
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Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security was selected the winner in the Antivirus solution category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. avast! Server edition and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Controlling Encrypting File System (EFS) using Group Policy
by Derek Melber
Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
Using Group Policy to control where EFS can be used.

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    One of your key skills as a Microsoft network security admin is to be able to read network traces. In order to read network traces, you need a way to obtain them. One of the best (and free) network analysis tools available today is the Microsoft Network Monitor. No, I'm not talking about the old Network Monitor included with versions of Systems Management Server (SMS). I'm talking about the new, standalone version, Network Monitor 3.x. However, you need more than just a network analysis tool. more...

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    You know about Network Access Protection (NAP). It's the new Windows Server 2008 technology that allows you to control what hosts are allowed to connect to your network based on the security configuration of the client systems who try to connect to your network. If the client can't pass the NAP tests, then it's not allowed to communicate with hosts on your network, except for those you have allowed them to connect to so that they can remediate. more...

  • May 7th, 2008 - Securing Information from Legal Intruders

    I ran across an interesting blog post over at http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/05/locking-down-laptops-from-the-tsa/ which refers to ways to protect information on a laptop that might be examined by custom's agents. As you might know, as a US citizen, your Constitutional Rights do not apply when you're going through customs. No, this has nothing to do with the Patriot Act, or George Bush or anything you might want to think it's due to -- it's always been this way. more...

  • May 6th, 2008 - How Microsoft IT Secures Mobile Devices

    As a MS security admin, you know that probably your biggest challenge today is securing mobile devices. There's the versions of Windows Mobile, the Blackberry, the iPod, and the other phones that are waiting to connect to your network. Some of these devices are built with security in mind and support multiple methods that can be used to secure the configuration of the device, secure the data on the device, and secure the connections that the device makes to your corporate network. more...

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